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J. F. OHMER, JR. ZONE FARE COMPUTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, 1920.

1,402,789. Patented Jan. 10,1922.

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This invention relates to a zone tare computing device for use on streetcars and the like. `On street cars operating on the zone system it hasbeen customary to furnish each passenger as he boards 'the car with aticket showing the zone in which he boarded the car, that is thestarting zone. As the lpassenger leaves the car he surrenders theticlret and pays the tare from the zone lin which he boarded the car tothe zone in which he left the car, or the destination zone. To determinethe fare due requires lirst that the number oi Zones travelled bedetermined, and then that the tare due be computed, based upon thenumber of Zones travelled and the rate per Zone. l' 'Thile thesecomputations are simple they frequently cause trouble to the conductor,or platform man, and numerous mistakes are made.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, easilyoperated device which will compute and indicate the fare from thestarting zone to any selected destination zone. r

A turther object of the invention is to provide such a device with meansfrom which a ticket may be printed, showing the starting and destinationzones and the amount of the tare.

Other Objects of the invention will appear as the mechanism is describedin detail.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. lis a tront elevation of a portion ofa mechanism embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a layout ot thedestination Zone indicator; Fig. 3 is a layout of the combined startingzone indicator and fare indicator; Fig. et is a detail view of theflash; F ig. 5 is a rear elevation, partly in section, of the upperportion'ot a mechanism embodying the invention; Fig. 6 is a sideelevation ot said mechanism; Fig. 7 is a detail view of the platen; Fig.8 is a detail view of the controlling lever for the flash and printingwheels;l Fig. 9 is detail view ot the connection between the mainZONE-FARfCOMPUTNG DEVICE.

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and Fig. l0 Vis a view of the ticket printed by the machine.

In carrying out my invention I provide a starting zone indicator and adestination zone indicator, each indicator being provided with a seriesof zone designations corresponding to the number of zones on the routektraveled by the car, or other vehicle. These designations may be of anysuitable character, such as the name of a station or street within thezone, but it is customary to number the zones and I have therefore shownthe indicator as provided with con-v secutive numbers to designate theseveral zones. The zone designations'on the two in dicators are the samebut the sequence oit the numbers is reversed, that is, it the twoindicators are moved in the same direction the numbers on the one willincrease while the numbers on the other will decrease in value. A fareindicator is also provided and is arrangedfin a predetermined relationtothe starting Zone indicator. The indications on the several indicatorsare of such a character and are so arranged thatwhen the two Zoneindicators have been relatively adjusted to position, the indication onthe starting Zone indicator which represents tlie zone in which the caris then located adjacent to the Zero indication' on the destination zoneindicator, and the simultaneous adjustment ot the several indicators toexhibit a selected destination Zone on the destination zone indicatorwill also cause the `lare indicator to exhibit the correct tare from thestarting Zone to the selected destination zone. Inasmuch as theindications on the starting Zoneindicator will not represent thestarting Zone when the indicators have been adjusted to indicate thetare to the destination Zone, I have provided means tor concealing thestarting zone indicator at all times except during the initialadjustment thereof. Printing wheels are connected with the respectiveindicators in such a manner that they will be set to print on a ticketthe number of the starting zone, the number oi the destination zone andthe amount of the tare. Obviously such other data may be printed on theticket as may be desired but this other data is not essential to thepresent invention. The mechanism for accomplishing these re sults maytake various forms and it will be understood that the mechanism hereshown poses of illustration only.

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, zone indicator 'and as Ya matter ofV conven- Vbe mounted in a casing 1having a sightopening 2, which may comprise either a singleV elongatedopening or maybe divided into several VVseparatedparts arrangedin properrelation one to the other. Mountedwithin Vthis casing are the startingzone indicator Y 3, v.the destination zone indicator tand the fareindicator' 5.*The several indicators ymay take any suitable form but Iprefer 1 thatrthey Ybein the form'of drums" with the lindicationsarranged about'the peripheries thereof, vand that the drums beso mountedthat the indications on each indicatorL may moved successively intoaliiiement with the sightjopening. The fare indicator 5 is mounted inVfixed relation to the starting ienc'e in manufacture I have here shownthe same as combined 1n av single drum with the starting Zone indicator,but obviously the two indicators may be supported in proper relativelpositions in any suitable manner. The severalV indicators` areVsupported by a shaft 6 which is journaled in frame members? and 8 and isprovided with a knob, or hand wheel, 9 arranged eXteriorly of the casingand by means of which the shaft may be rotated' or ymovedlongitudinally. The starting zone indicator 3 is so mounted on the shaftthat'it will always rotate therewith but will permit the shaft to havelongitudinal movement relatively thereto. In the present constructionthe start-ing zone indicator is loosely mounted on the shaft and isrigidly secured tol a sleeve 10 mounted on the shaft and confinedbetween the indicator and the frame member 7, so

that it will hold the indicator against axial movement when longitudinalmovement is impartedV to the shaft. As here shown, the sleeve isprovided with elongated slots 11 j and aV pin 12 extends through theshaft and A to the indicator.

through the slots, thus holding the shaft and the sleeve, andconsequently the indicator, against relative rotation but permitting theshaft to be moved longitudinally relative The n destination zone in- Ydicator '4t is loosely mounted on the shaft 6 but is held against axialmovement thereon, this being accomplished in the present instance by agear 57 whichis held between a clutch member 19 and a washer, or plate,

l both of which are rigidly connected 'with the' indicator 4. Saidindicator is adapted to be vconnectedL with, or disconnected from, theshaft to permit the two zone indicators to be adjusted either .in unisonor individ- A' l' ually. This connection is preferably in the Y form ofa clutch and in the present device the indicator is mounted upon asleeve 13 which isv loosely mounted on the shaft and is provided atone'end with a'clutch member 14 to cooperate with a cor-responding clutchmember 15 rigidly .securedto theshaft.; As here shown, the clutchmembers are in the `form of plates, or disks, the plate 14C having fingzone indicator 3, which spring serves to moveboth theshaft and theclutchmember 15 to the left in l? ig. 5 and to hold the `two clutch membersVin cooperative relation. li/leans'rare .alsoV provided for locking thedestination Zone indicator against displacement duringthe adjustmentofthe starting Zone indicator relatively thereto. To this end the hub 18of the destination zone indicator is provided with a locking member, orplate,v19, which is rigidly secured thereto and which cooperates with asecond locking member, or plate7 20, which is held against rotation butis movable into and out of locking relation with the first mentionedlocking member. ,Preferably the two locking members are provided ontheiil ladjacent faces withrinterlocking projections which, `when inengagement, will positively prevent the rotation of the destination zoneindicator. The locking member 2O is so mounted that it will be movedinto operative relation to the locking member 19 when the shaft 6 ismoved longitudinally to disconnect the clutch members 14 and 15 and thusrelease the destination zoney indicator from the shaft. In theconstruction Vhere shown the locking plate 20 is carried by a sleeve 21which is slidably mounted in a bearing in the frame memberV 8 and isheld against' rotation therein, preferably by making the sleeve and thebearing both noncircular in Shape. The shaft 6 is journaled inthevsleeve 21 and is so connected therewith that the sleeve will movelengthwise with the shaft.V To this end the shaft has rigidlysecuredfthereto a disk 22 having .-i flanged portion 23 forming aguideway'to receive a disk 24 rigidly secured to the sleeve 2l.Thelocking members 19 Vand 2O are spaced apart such a distance that theprojections thereon will be brought into interlocking engagement justbefore the pins 16 of the clutch member 15 clear the opening in theclutch member 14, vthus causing the destination zone indicator to belocked against rotation before it is released from the shaft. It is alsodesirable that the destination zone indicator should be in apredetermined-position, such as its zero position, before the two zoneindicators are disconnected for relative adjustment, thus pre- This maybe accomplished by providing a suitable locking device which willprevent disconnection of the indicators until the destination zoneindicator has been moved into its proper position. As here shown, thedestination zone indicator 4 is provided in its periphery with anOpening, or slot, TO which when the said indicator is in its zeroposition will be arranged in alinement with one end of a locking linger71 which is pivotally mounted on a fixed part of the mechanism, such asthe frame 8, and the end of which projects into the drum of theindicator 4. The locking finger 71 has its opposite end turneddownwardly so that it will lie in the pathv of a part connected with theshaft 6, such as the disk 22. The arrangement of the outer end of thelinger relatively to the disk 22 is such that the disk will engage thefinger before the clutch members 14 and 15 are disengaged. If theindicator 4 is not in its zero position the inner end of the finger willengage the periphery of the drum and thus prevent the disengagement ofthe clutch members, but if the indicator is in its zero position the endof the finger will pass through the slot 70 and thus permit theseparation of the two clutch members. This linger will also serve tolock the indicator 4 against rotary movement so long as the clutchmembers are disengaged. Y

The fares must, of course, be computed and arranged upon thefareindicator in proper relation one to the other and to the zoneindicators. The manner of computing the fares may vary but in thepresent instance I have 'assumed that the zones are uniform and that thesame fare will be charged for each zone, and I have arbitrarily fixedthe zone fare rate at 5 cents, which will be the minimum fare received.,It will be noted that the zone indications on the destination zoneindicator and the starting zone indicator are arranged in oppositedirections, that is, on the one indicator the zone designations, ornumbers, are arranged in clockwise fashion and on the other indicatorthey are arranged in counter clockwise fashion. In this computation Ihave also assumed that the down trip will begin at 1 and end at 11 andthat the up trip will begin at 11 and end at 1. As a matter ofconvenience I have placed upon the starting zone indicator a zeroindication corresponding in location to the arrow on the destinationzone indicator. The fare indications for the down trip occupy the lowerpositions opposite each zone indication and I have placed opposite thezero on the starting zone indicator the zone rate of fare and haveincreased the fare opposite each zone indica tion by :arithmeticalprogression, by the zone rate of fare, as the zone indications decreasein value, that is,` from 11 to 1, it being noted that the fare oppositethe zero is 5 cents, that opposite the 11 is 10 cents, that opposite theyl0 is 15 cents, etc. In computing the fares for the up trip I have alsoplaced the minimum fare, or zone rate opposite the zero, inthe upperposition, and have increased the fare opposite each zone indication byarithmetical progression, by the zone rate of fare, as the Zone numbersincrease, that is, from 1 to 11. It will be noted, however, that in eachinstance the highest fare is opposite the next to the last zoneindication, aswhen the car is in the last zone on either trip the farewill be the minimum fare.

'Io compute a fare the starting Zone indicator is first adjustedrelatively to the destination zone indicator to cause the numberrepresenting the zonerin which the car is then located to be broughtopposite the zero point on the destination zone indicator. To accomplishthis the indicators are first adjusted to bring the Zero point on thedestination zone indicator, which is here indi. cated by the arrow, intoalinement with the sight opening. The shaft 6 is then movedlongitudinally to disconnect the starting zone indicator from thedestination zone indicator and the former is then adjusted to bring thenumber of the starting zone, that is the zone in which the car islocated, into alinement with the sight opening. With the starting zoneindicator in this position the shaft is released and the connectionbetween the two zone Y indicators is reestablished. The-destination zoneindicator' is then adj usted to bring into alinement with the sightopening the number of the zone at which the passenger intends to leavethe car, that is the destination zone. Inasmuch as the indicators areconnected one with the other, this adjustment of the destination zoneindicator will also adjust the starting zone indicater and the fareindicator and will cause the fare indicator to exhibit at the sightopening the fare from the starting zone to the destination zone. It willbe noted that the fare indicator is provided with two series ofindicators, one. of which represents a fare when the car is travellingin one direction and the other of which represents a fare when the caris travelling in the opposite direction, the two trips beingcharacterized in the present instance as the up and down7 trips'of thecar. The fares of the two series of fare indications are alternatelyarranged on the fare indicator so that two fares will be arrangedadjacent to each starting zone indication and consequently two fareswill be brought opposite the sight opening, one of which represents thefare when the car is on the up trip and the other of which representsthe fare if the car is on the down trip.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the computation of site the iai-e of a passenger'who boarded the car on the up trip in the 11th zone and gave hisdestination as the Erst zone, consequently,

he will ride through all 1l Zones and theV tare will be, cents, asindicated by the upper figures on the tare indicator. second passengerboards the car in the same zone, that is zone l1, Yand Wishes to ride tozone et. he will ride through 8 zones and thc fare will be t() cents, asshown by the upper indication which will appear on the fare indicatoropposite the figure et on .the destination zene indicator.

To avoid confusion means are provided tor concealing one ot these tareindications so thatv only the Vtare which is payable ivill be visible.inasmuch as thexindication on the starting Zone indicator which appearsat the sight opening aitter this indicator ha.' been moved from itsinitially adjusted position has no relation to the other indications, itis Vclesirable that it also should be concealed. l have thereforeprovided the combined starting zone indicator and tare indicator with asuitable i'iash which will conceal those indications which are notpertinent tothe particular computation which is being made. In thepresent construction this flash is shown at 25 and comprises a curvedplate carried by an arm 26 which is pivotally mounted on the sleeve l0and has that portion thereof which projects below the sleeve notched, asshown at 27, to receive a pin 23, carried by a rock arm 297 whichismounted on a shatt 30 journaled in the trame members 7 and 8. Thisflash extends across the starting zone indicator and is provided with anelongated opening 3l arranged above the indications on said indicator.The flash 25 has a reduced end portion 32 which extends across the tareindicator and is of such a width that when the flash is in one 'positionitiivill conceal the lower tare indication and when the iiash is in theother position it Will conceal the upper tare indication, thuspermitting butone tare indication to be shown through the sight opening.The movement o t' the flash is controlled by a lever 33 which shai't 357mounted in the i'rame member S and a frame member 36 and adapted to berotated by the movement.- of the lever 33. This sleeve has securedthereto a roclr arm 37 which is connected With a rocl arm 38 on theshaft 3() so that the movement ot' the lever will be transmitted to theiash, and when the lever is in the position marked Up the upper tareindication, which is located opposite the sightopening, will be visibleand when the lever is in a positionmarlred Down the lower :tareindication Willbe visible and the upper tare indication will beconcealed. The opening 3l in the main plate of the iiash is at all timesin alinement with the starting zone indicator and in order to concealthese It a is connected with a sleeve 3ft mounted on aV indicationsduring the 1 computations of a. fare I have provided an auxiliary flashcoinprising a plate 39 arranged beneath the plate 25 and normally inline with the opening 31. This plate however is movable out of alinementwith the opening 3l to permit the starting zone indicator to be observedduring the linitial adjustment thereof'. To this end the iash 39 iscarried by an arm t0 `Which is also mounted on the sleeve 10 but is heldagainst rotation with the sleeve. As shown, the arm 40 is provided Witha hub portion el having an internal guideway 42 into which the ends otthe pin 12 extend, thereby connecting the flash 39 with the shaft 6 forvlongitudinal movement therewith but per- To avoid any mistake in therea-ding ofthe indication l have provided on the tace ot the flash 39the two Words Up and Down and these always occupy the same positions inthe sight opening during the adjustment ot the destination Zoneindicator, and consequently when the tare indicator has been set theWord CUp will appear opposite the upper indication and the Word Downwill appear opposite the lower indication. When the car is on the uptrip and the lever 33 is properly set the lower fare indication will beconcealed and t-he Word Up7 Will appear opposite the only tareindication which is visible, thus indicating that the tare exhibited isthe tare on the up tripv from the starting zone to the destination Zone,the number otivhich appears at the sight opening.V

lt desired,` this computing mechanism may be used in connection with aticket issuing device and l ,have in the present instance shown a seriesof type Wheels which are connected with the several indicatorsthat whenthe latter are set to compute and indicato a fare between two zonesv tie typeY wheels will be set to print the starting zone; the destinationzone andthe amount ot the fare. In the present arrangement the severaltype wheels are mounted on a shaft i3 which is mounted in thetramevniembers 7 and 38. In order Yto print the fares fori both the upand down trips I have provided tivo type Wheels fr and 45 which areconnected one to the other tor rotation in unison and in effectconstitute a double type Wheel. One oit these typewheels carriesthe tareindications 'for the up trip the other carries thei'are indications forthe down trip. These tvfo type Wheels are mounted directly upon theshaft 43 and this sha-ft Ywith.

pinion 56 meshing with a gear 57 on the shaft is geared to the combinedstarting zone indicator and tare indicator so that the type initialadjustment of that indicator, con# sequently the sleeve is provided witha pinion 51 which meshes with a gear 52 on the shaft 30, and the clutchmember has rigidly secured thereto a pinion 53 which vis so arrangedthat when the clutch members 15 and 14 have been disengaged to permitthe rotation or the starting zone indicator independently of thedestination Zone indicator, the pinion 53 will mesh with the gear 52 andthe adjustment oi2 this indicator will also adjust the type wheel 49.Then the adjustment of the starting zone indicator has been completedand the shatt is released to cause the two Zone indicators to be againconnected one to the other the pinion 58 will moveout ot mesh with Vthegear 52 and the connection between the indicator and the type wheel willbe broken thus permitting the type wheel to remain in its adjustedposition during the subsequent movements ot the starting zone indicator.The destination Zone type wheel 54 is mounted on a sleeve 55 which isjournaled on the sleeve and this sleeve :is connected with thedest-ination zone indicator for rotation there- The sleeve has securedthereto a 30 which in turn meshes with a pinion 58 secured to thedestination Zone indicator Ll. Consequently the type wheel will be setto correspond to the adjust-ments or the indicator. In practice thestarting Zone indicator is adjusted toits proper position with relationto the destination zone indicator when the car enters a new zone andthis adjustment, when once made, is good for all computations so long asthe car remains in that vzone and itwillbe noted that the starting Zonetype wheel 49 remainsiu its adjusted position until the startingzoneindicator is again adjusted with relation to the destination Zoneindicator, Aitter this initial adjustmenthas been made the computationof the Jfare to any selected zone requires only that the destinationVZone indicator shall be adjusted to exhibit the number of the' selecteddestination zone. This adjustment automatically brings into alignmentwith the sight opening the correct fare indication. The sight openingwill usually be arranged on thevrfront or the casing 1, which isadjacent to the passenger, particularly when the device is provided withticket yprinting mechanism, and as the conductor will stand on theopposite side, or in the rear, of the mechanism, the indications couldnot readily be observed by him. T have therefore provided in the rear otthe machine a setting device for the destination fare indicator, which,as here shown, comprises a lever 59 mounted on the shaft 35,V

extending through a slot in the wall or the casing and provided with apointer 60 which travels along a zone indicator, that is a series ofnumbers placed upon the casing to represent the several Zones. The shalt35 is provided with a gear 61 which meshes with a pinion 62 on thesleeve 55 which carries the type wheel 54 and which is connected withthe destination zone indicator through the gearing 56, 57 and 58. Thezone indications on the casing are so ar 1anged that the movement of thelever to bring the pointer 60 into alignment with a selected Zoneindication will adjust the destination zone indicator to cause thelatter to exhibit i thecorresponding Zone number. Thus after the initialsetting of the machine it is onlyy necessary, in order to computea fareto a given zone to adjust the lever 59, which can be very quickly andeasily done.

As has been explained the printing device comprises two type wheels oneof which prints the fare for the up trip and the other ot which printsthe Jrare for the down trip.

.It is, of course, desirable that only one 'fare be printed on theticket and in order to accomplish this I have so constructed theprinting mechanism that itwill print from but a single fare type wheeland the two fare type wheels are adjustably mounted so that either ofthem may be moved into printing position. The printing mechanism 'as awhole, that is the mechanism for printing the ticket, is not here shownas it is not necessary to an understanding or the present invention andmay be or any suitable character. However, the present mechanism isdesigned to utilize the printing mechanism shown in Patent No. 1,182,410grantet May 9, 1916, to John F. Ohmer. This mechanism comprises a platenwhich is shown at 63 and is provided with a pinion 64 which travels overa rack 65 extending past the type wheels, thus causing the platen to bebrought into operative relationv to the type wheels. In order that animpression may be taken Jfrom but one fare printing Wheel on eachoperation of the printing mechanism the platen is provided adjacent tothe fare printing type wheels with circumferential grooves 66 havingbetween them van operative portion of the platen with which one or theother of the two fare printing wheels is always in alignment, the othertare printing Wheel being in alignment with one of Vthe grooves. The twoVThis adjustment of the type wheels is ac-V complished by the lever 33which operatesV the flash. This lever is pivotally mounted on the sleeve34 and has a portion 67 eX- tending beyond its axis and between the typewheel 44: and a plate 68 rigidly secured thereto. The slot in the casingthrough which the llever 33 travels, which ispshown at 69, is inclinedso that the movementof the lever from the up to the down position willrock the same about its axis and will thus impart axial movement to thetwo type wheels and move the desired one of said type wheels int-oprinting position with relation to the platen.

While I have described one embodiment of my invention I wish it to beunderstood thatl I do'not desire to be limited to the details thereof asvarious modifications may occur to a person skilled inthe' arti I alsowish it t0 be understood that the computing device maybe usedforcomputingvalues other than fares, the necessary changes being made inthe indications on the indicators, and therefore that the names by whichthe in-dicators are herein characterizedare used as terms of definitionand not as terms Y of limitation.

Having now'fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a 'zone fare computing device, a

starting zone indicator, a. destination zone indicator, and a fareindicator, means forV adjusting the severalindicatorsin unison,

said zone indicators being adjustable relatively one to the other,andthe indications on the several indicators being so arranged that whensaid indicatorsghave been set in predetermined relative positions Vthe Ysimultaneous adjustment of the several indicators will cause thefareindicator to indicate the fare to the zone indicated by theVdestination zone indica-tor;A 2. In a zone fare computing device, a

vstarting zone indicator, affare indicator mounted in iiXedrelation toVsaid starting zone indicator, and a destination zone indicator, saidzone` indicators being.` adjustable relatively one tothe other and theindications on the several indicators Vbeing so arranged that when aselected starting zonel has been set opposite 'a predeterniinedV poin onsaid destination zone indicator the simultaneous adjustment of saidindicatorsV to cause saiddestination zone indicatorto in-y dicate aiselected gzonewill Vcause said Vfare Vdestination Zone indioatortoindicate a se-V vor in unison, and a fare indicator Vmounted Vadestination zone indicator, and

set opposite aV predeterminedpoint on said destination Zone indicatorthe simultaneous adjustment of said indicatorsl to cause said lectedzone will cause said fare indicator to indicate the Ltare trom theselected starting zone to the selected destination Zone, type wheelsconnected with the respective indicators, and a wheels.

j a.' In a. Zone fare computing device, two zone indicators, means foradjusting said zone indicators relatively one to the other platencooperating with said type in xed relation to one of saidA zoneindicators.

5. In a zone fare computing device, a starting vzone indicator, atareindicator mounted in Yxed relation to said starting zone indicator, adestinationzone indicator normallyv connected with said starting Zoneindicator for movement therewith, and means for disconnectingsaidindicators and relatively adjusting the same. Y

6. In a zone fare'computing device, a starting Zone indicator,` a fare`indicator mounted in fixed relation 'to said starting sone indicator, adestination zone indicator, and means for connecting said zone indi?.cators one to theV other and for cisconnectingV the same, wherebytheymay beadjusted Y'in unison or separately.

7. In a zone farecoinputing device, a

starting .zone indicator, a fare. .indicatorV mounted in fixed relationto said start-ing Zone indicator, a` destinationY zoner indithe samewhereby they maybe adjusted in unison or separately, and means'orlocking Vone of'said zone lindicators against movejusted relativelythereto.

8. In zone fare computing device, a starting zone indicator, a fareindicator, means for one of said indicators relatively ment while theother zonelindicator is adadjusting Yto the others and for adjusting theseveral indicators inunison.

9. Ina zone fare computing device, a starting zone indicator, a fareindicator, a. destination Zone indicator, means for adjusting one or"said indicators relatively to the others and for adjust-ing the severaliniis dicators innnison, type wheels, meansfor adjusting said typewheels in unison with the respective indicators, and a platencoopera-ting with the several type wheels to take a record therefrom.

l0. In a zone fare computing device, a starting rone indicator, a fareindicator' mounted in fixed relation to said starting zone indicator', adestination zone indicator normally connected with said starting Zoneindicator for movement therewith, means for disconnecting` saidindicators and adjusting said starting zone indicator rela-- tively tosaid vdestination zone indicator, type wheels operatively connected withsaid destination zone indicator and said fare indicator, another typewheel, and means for operatively connecting said other type wheel withsaid starting Zone indicator when the latter isdisconnected from saiddestination Zone indicator, and a. platen to take a record from saidYtype wheels.

ll. In a zone fare computine: device, a starting zone indicator` a fareindicator mounted in fixed relation to saidstarting Vone indicator, adestination Vzoneindicator normally connected with said starting Zoneindicator for movement therewith, means for dis-connecting` saidindicators andv for adjustin` said starting zone' indicator relativelyto said destination zone indicator, and means for concealing theindications on said starting zone indicator when the latter is connectedwith'said destination zone indicator.

12.*In a zone fare cominiting` device, a starting zone indicator, a fareindicator mounted in fixed relation to said starting' zone indicator, adestination zone indicator normally connected with said starting Zoneindicator for movement therewith, means for disconnecting saidindicators and for at justing said starting zone indicator relatively tosaid destination zone indicator, and other means for adjusting saidindicators in unison.

18. Inj'a Zone fare computing device. a casing "mixinga sight openinej,a starting zone indicator, a fare indicator, a destination Zoneindicator normally connected with said starting;` Zone indicator formovement therewith.Y the several indicators being mounted in said easingand adjustable relative to said sight opening, means for 'disconnecting'said Zone indicators and for adjusting said starting zone indicatorrelative to said destination zone indicator, and an operating de v'icefor adjusting said indicaters in unison. y

14:. In a. mechanism of the character' described, a shaft, a zoneindicator mounted on said shaft for rotation' therewith', a second zoneindicator .mounted on said shaft, means for connecting said second zoneindicator with and disconnecting the same from said shaft, and means forrotating said shaft.

15. In a mechanism of the character described, shaft,v a zone indicatormounted on said shaft for rotation therewith, a second zone indicatormounted on said shaft, means for connect-ing said second Zone indicatorwith and disconnecting' the same from said shaft, means for rotating'said shaft, and means for locking' said second Zone indicator againstrotation when it is discoiinected from said shaft. Y

16. In a mechanism of the character described, a shaft capable of hothrotatoi'y and longitudinal movement, Zone indicator mounted on saidshaft for rotation therewith, a second Zone indicator loosely mounted onsaid shaft, and means actuated hy the longitudinal movement of saidshaft for connecting said second Zone indicator with and disconnecting`the same from said shaft. Y

17. In a mechanism of the character described, a shaft mounted for bothrotatory and longitudinal movement, a zone indicatoi' mounted on saidshaft for rotation therewith and held against axial movement with saidshaft, a second zone indicator loosely mountcd on said shaft, andcooperating devices connected with said second indicator' and 'i withsaid shaft respectively and controlled by tlie longitudinal movement ofsaid shaft for connect ng said second Zone indicator with anddisconnecting the saine from said shaft.

18. In a mechanism of the character described, a shaft mounted for hothrotatory and longitudinal movement, a zone indicator mounted on saidshaft for rotation therewith and held against axial movement with saidshaft, a second Zone indicator loosely mounted on said shaft, andcooperating devicesconnected with said second indicator and with saidshaft respectively and controlled by the longitudinal movement of saidshaft for connecting' said second zone indicator with and disconnectingthe same from said shaft, a locking member connected with said secondzone indicator, and a secondV locking member connected with said shaftfor lonoitudinal movement therewith hut D. l held against rotation andadapted to cooperate with the first mentioned locking memher" to holdsaid second zone indicator against rotation when it is disconnected fromsaid shaft.

19.' In a mechanism of the character described, a shaft mounted for bothrotatory and longitudinal movement, a zone indicator mounted on saidshaft for rotation therewith, and held against longitudinalY movenienttherewith, a second zone indicator loosely mounted on said sh-aft, aclutch niemher secured to said second zone member, a

cooperating clutch member' secured to said shaft, and spring tending tohold said clutch members normally in cooperating engagement. 1

20. ln a mechanism of the character described, a supporting frame, ashaft mount.- ed in said frame for both rotatory and longitudinalincrement, zone indicator mounted on said shaft,A a sleeve mountedonsaid shaft, connected with said zone indicator and confined betweenthe same and said frame to hold said zone indicator against axialmovement with saidshaft, said sleeve having a slot therein, a pinmounted in saidV shaft and extending` through said slot to cause saidsleeve and said indicator to rotate with said shaft, a second zoneindicator loosely mounted on said shaft, cooperating clutch membersconnected respectively with said second zone indicator and with saidshaft, and a spring confined between the clutch' member on said shaftand the first mentioned zone indicator to hold said clutch membersnormally in cooperative engagement. v fr 21. ln a mechanism-'of thecharacter described, frame members,'a shaft mounted in said framemembers for both vrotatory and longitudinal movement, a zone indicatormounted on said shaft for-rotation therewith and held againstlongitudinal movement therewith, a second zone indicator loosely mountedon said shaft,:A means controlled by the longitudinal movement of saidshaft for connecting said second zone inem-y ber with Aand disconnectingthe same fromY said shaft, a. locking member connected withV e saidsecond zone indicator, a sleeve mounted in one of said lframe membersand held against rotation therein, said shaft being' joui'naled in saidsleeve and held-against longitudinal moi/ement relatively thereto, and alocking` member carried by saidV sleeve and arranged to be moved intolocking engagement withV the first mentioned locking member .by thelongitudinal movement vof said shaft. Y Y Y 22. In a mechanism of thecharacter described, a starting zone indicator, a destination-zoneindicator, afare indicator, means for connecting said zone indicatorsone to the other for rotation in unison and for disconnecting the sameto permit said starting zone indicatorto be adjusted relatively to Vsaiddestination zone indicator, and means for preventing said startingVzoneV indicator Vfrom being disconnected from said destina- -tion`zoneindic'atorruntil said destination zone indicator has been adgustedtoa pre- Y determined position.

23. In va mechanism .of the-character described, ashaft mounted'for bothrotatory and longitudinal movement, a Zone indicator mounted on saidshaft for rotation therewith and held against arialmovement thereiaoaveoand longitudinal movement, a zone indicator mounted on said shaft forrotation therewith and held against axial movement therewith, a secondzone indicator mounted on said shaft and normally connected therewith,means for disconnecting said second Zone indicator from said shaft,means for preventing 'said second zone indicator from being disconnectedfrom said shaftV until said second zone indicator has been ,ad-

justed to a predetermined position, and means to hold said second Zoneindicator against Vrotation while it is disconnected from said shaft. Y

.25. Inv a mechanism of the character described, casing having a sightopening, a starting zone indicator mounted within said casing, adestination Zone indicatorniounted within said casing, said zoneindicators being normally connected one to the other for..

adjustmentin unison relatively to said sight opening, means fordisconnecting Vsaid 'zone indicators to permit said starting zoneindicator to be adjusted .independently of said destination Yzoneindicator, a device mounted between said startingzone indicator and saidico sight opening tonorinally conceal from view f' the indications onsaid starting Zone indicator, and means for moving said device into aninoperative position when said starting one indicator kis disconnectedfromsaid destination zone indicator.

26. ln a mechanism of the Vcharacter Vdescribed, a Vshaft mounted forboth rotatory kand longitudinal movement, a starting-zone indicatorVmounted on said shaft for rotation therewith and held against axialmovement therewith, a Vdestination Zone indicator, means controlled bythe longitudinal move- `ment of said shaft to connect said shaft withand disconnectthe same from said destination zone indicator, adevicemovable into and out of a position between said starting zone indicatorand said sight opening to conceal 'from view the indications on saidstarting zone indicator, and means controlled Aby the longitudinalmovement of said shaft to move said device into a position which -wiilexpose'to view-the indications on said starting zone indicator. Y' y 27.In a mechanism of the character described, a starting zone indicator, afare indicator coinprisingtwo seriesV of fare-indications, oneindication of each series of'fare .Y

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indications being arranged adjacent to each zone indication on saidstarting zone indicator, a destination zone indicator, means foradjusting said zone indicators in unison and for adjusting said startingzone indicator' independently of said destination zone indicator, aflash mounted in operative relation to said starting zone indicator andhaving a part extending across said fare indicator and movable into aposition to conceal from view one or the other of the two fareindications. f f

28. In a mechanism of the character described, acasing4 having a sightopening, an indicator drum rotatably mounted in said casing adjacent tosaid sight opening andl having thereon a yseries of zone indications andtwo series of fareA indications, one fare indication of each seriesbeing arranged adjacent to each zone indication, a Hash extendingbetween said drum and said sight opening and havingan elongated openingtherein extending transversely to said sight opening adjacent to saidvzone indication and also having a part extending across said fareindication and adapted to be moved into a position to conceal either oneof the two farejindications adjacent to said sight opening, and a partmovable into and out of alinement with the opening in said flash toconceal or expose said zone indications.

29. In a mechanism of thefcharacterl described, a" casing having a sightopening, an indicator drum rotatably mounted in said casing adjacent tosaid sight opening and having thereon a series of zone indications andtwo series of fare indications, one fare indication of each series beingarranged adjacent toV each zone indication, a'flash arranged betweensaid drum and said sight opening and mounted for oscillatory movementabout the'a'xis of said drum, said flash havingY an' elongated openingextending transversely to said sight opening and also having apartprojecting across said fare indicator and movable into a position toconceal either one ofy thel two fareiindications therewith,A a,destination lzone indicator loosely .mounted on said shaft, meanscontrolled by the longitudinal movement of said shaft for connectingsaid destination zone indicator with and disconnecting the same fromsaid shaft, means for rotating said shaft, a printing wheel operativelyconnected with said destination zone indicator, a second printing wheel,and means for operatively connecting said second printing wheel withsaid starting zone indicator when said destination zone indicator isdisconnected from said shaft.

31. In a mechanism of the character described, a shaft mounted for bothrotatory4 and longitudinal movement, a starting zone indicator mountedon said shaft for rotation therewith and held against axial movementtherewith, a fare indicator mounted in fixed relation to said startingzone indicator and having therein two series of fares, a destinationzone indicatorrmounted on said shaft, means controlled bythelongitudinal movement of said shaft for connectingy said destinationZone indicator with or disconnecting the same fromsaid shaft, a typewheel connected with said destination Zone indicator, a second typewheel, means for connecting said second type wheel with said startingzone indicator when the destination Zone indicator is disconnected fromsaid shaft, a pair of type wheels connected with said fare indicator andhaving thereon type corresponding to the respective series ofindications on said fare, indicator, and means to cause a record to betaken from a selected one of said pair of type wheels. 82. In amechanism of the character described, a shaft mounted for both rotatoryand longitudinal movement, a starting zonev indicator mounted onV saidshaft for rotation therewith and held againstaxialmovement therewith, afare indicator mounted in'fixed relation to said starting zone indicatorand havingy thereon two 'series of fare indications, a. destination zoneindicator mounted on said shaft, Vmeans controlled by the longitudinalmovement of said shaft for connecting said destination zone indicatorwith or disconnecting the same yfrom said shaft, a type wheel connectedwith said destination zone indicator, a second type wheel, means forconnecting vsaid second type wheel with said starting zone indicatorwhen the destination'zone indicator is disconnected from said shaft,apair of type wheels connected with said fare indicator and havingthereon typev corresponding to the respective series of indicationsy onsaid .fare indicator, a platen having a groove therein adapted to alinewith one of said pair of ltype wheels, and means for adjusting said typewheels axially to `move one of them into and ont of alinement with saidgroove.L

33. In a mechanism of the characterdescribed, a shaft mounted for bothrotatory and longitudinal movement, a starting zone indicator mounted onsaid shaft for rotation therewith and held against axial movementtherewith, aV fare indicator mounted in fixed relation to said startingzone indicator and having thereon two series of fare indicasaidoshaft,arpair ofvtype wheels connectedl tions, a destination zone indicatorlmounted onsaid shaft, means controlledl by the longitudinal movement ofsaid shaft for connect- Y ing said destination zone indicator with ordisconnecting the same from saidishaft, a type wheel connected with saiddestination zone indicator, a second type wheel, means for connectingsaid second type wheel with said starting zone indicator when the desti*nation Zone indicatoris disconnectedfrom with saidifare indicator andhavingy thereon typecorrespondiiig to the respective series ofindications on said fare indicator, a platen having grooves formingbetween lthema Vpart adapted to alinefwith one of said pair of typewheels, said pair of type wheels being axially adjustable to bring aVselected, oneinto alinement with said part of said platen, a flash toconceal the .indication ofrone seriesofindications on saidfareindicator, and means kvfor simultaneously'actuatingsaid flash andadjusting said pair of type wheels. c A. Y 34. In a mechanismof-theoharacterdescribed, a shaft mounted'for both rotatory andlongitudinal movement, a starting zone indicator mountedon saidshaftfornrotaj tion therewith and-held against axial move- 30.

ment therewith, a .fare indicator/mounted in fixed relation to saidVstarting zone indicator and having thereon two, series of fareindications, adestination zone indicatormountedjon said shaft, means.controlled by the'.

longitudinal movement of said shaftfor connecting said destination zoneindicator with vor disconnecting the saine fromsaid shaft,

a type wheel connected with said ydestination zone indicator, avsecondtype wheel, means forjconnecting said second type wheel withY saidstarting zone indicator when the destination zone indicator Yisdisconnected from said shaft,a pair of type wheels connected with saidfare indicator4 andV having thereon type corresponding Vto therespective series of indications on said fare indicator, a platen havinggrooves forming between them a part adaptedto aline withsone of saidpair of Atype wheels,said. pairof type wheels being axiallyadjustablet'o bring a 'selected one into alinement with said part ofsaid platen,

' a flash to' conceal the-indication of one series Y of indicationsonsaidfare indicator,a lever operatively connected with Vsaid flash andwith said pair of typewheels, whereby a single movementof` saidleverwill adjust said ltypeV wheels Aand operate said flash35.,Inlalmechaiiismof the character de-A scribed, an indicator, meansfor Yrotating said indicator, a second indicator, means for"connectingsaid second indicator with Vand disconnectingv the same fromthe first'- mentioned indicator, a flash arranged normally to concealthe indications on one of said indicators,iand means formoviiig vsaidiiash into. an inoperative position when said indicaters aredisconnected. Y .A

36. ln a mechanism of thel character' described, a shaft, an indicatorconnected with said shaft for rotation therewith, a second indicatormounted on said shaft, meansfor connecting said second indicator withand disconnecting the `same`froi n said shaft, a,

flash arranged normally tovconcealt-he in! dications on the firstmentioned indicator, and means for moving said vflash into aninoperative position when` said second indi-` cator Vhas beendisconnected from saidv shaft. 37.1111 a mechanism 'of the character de?scribed, a shaft mounted forwboth `rotary and longitudinal"movement,l anindicator one to the other for rotation in unison andY for disconnectingthe same tojpermitsaid starting zone indicator tobe adjusted rela;-tively to said destination zone indicator,A a locking member movablymountedon a fixed part of :said mechanisml ac ljacentatosaid destinationzone indicator and having a part arranged to be` actuated by theVconnecting means for said'zone indicators whenv said means is actuatedto disconnect said indicators, and having another part adapted to engageSaid destination zone' indicator and prevent the disconnection ofsaidrzone indicators except whenV said destination zone indicatoris in,a predetermined position.V

39. In a mechanism of the characterr described, a startingzone'indicator, a destination 'zone indicator comprising a'drum, a shafton which vsaid indicators are mounted, clutch-'members connected'withsaid* destination zone indicator-andwith vsaid'shaft respectively toconnectsaid destination zone Y indicator with vthe shaft, said clutchVmeinbers being adapted to be disengaged by the longitudinal movementofsaid'shaft,;a lockingiinger. pivotally'inounted on a ixedpai't of. saidmechanism",adjacent to said: desti"- vnation zone indicator and'having apart extending intosaid destination zone indicatoiysaidlocking `fingeralso having apart f extending into the path of a projection-on saidshaft whereby the longitudinal Amovement of said shaft will Vroclrsaidfinger about its axis and. cause thesame to engagel the periphery ofthe destination zone indicator and thereby prevent the disengagement ofsaid clutch members, said destination zone indicator being provided inits periphery with an opening which will be arranged in aline-ment withsaid finger when said indicatoris in its zero position.

Ll0. In a computing device, two indicators adjustable relatively one tothe other and each having thereon a series of indications, a thirdindicator arranged in a normally fixed relation to one of the firstmentioned indicators and having thereon a valne indication adjacent toeach indication on said one of said first mentioned indicators.

fil. In a computing device, two indicators adjustable relatively one tothe other and each having thereon a series of indications, a thirdindicator arranged in a normally fixed relation to one of the firstmentioned indicators and having thereon two series of value indications`one indication of each series being arranged adjacent to each indicationon said one of said first mentioned indicators.

42. In a computing device, two indicators adjustable rela-tivelyone tothe other and each having thereon a series of indications, a thirdindicator arranged in a predetermined relation to one of the firstmentioned indicators and having thereon two series ot' valueindications, one indication of' each series being arranged adjacent toeach indication on said one of said first mentioned indicators, theindications of one series increasing in value as the indications on saidfirst mentioned indicator increase and the indications on the otherseries decreasing in value as the indi -ations on said first mentionedindicator increase.

43. In a computing device, a starting zone indicator, a destination zoneindicator7 said indicators being adjustable relatively one to the other,and a tare indicator arranged in predetermined relation to said startingZone indicator, and two series of fare indications, one indication ofeach series being arranged adjacent to each indication on said startingzone indicator, the indications of one series increasing byarithinetical progression from the first toward the last of said zoneindications and the indications of the other series increasing byarithnietical progression from the last to the first ot said zoneindications.

In testimony whereof, I afiiX my signature hereto.

JOHN F. OHMER, Je.

